Funnel.



L; E EDMUNDS.

FUNNEL,

AIPPLIOATIOH FILED APE. 12,1900.

Patsntefi 3 wTNEssEs a v. E N R m A ear orrion.

LEVI E. EDMUNDS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PESNSYLVANIA.

FUNNEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Aug. 3, i909.

Application filed April 12, 1909. Serial No. 489,291.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI E. EnnUNDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at/ Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Funnels, of which the following is a specification. I g

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in funnels, and has for its ob ject to provide an exceedingly simple and effective device of this character whereby the discharge thereof may be automatically closed when the receptacle being filled has reached a certain height, thereby overcoming the possibility of over filling said receptacle.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this character in which a float is employed to close the discharge of thefunnel and also employing an auxiliary float which will assist the main float in closing should the funnel have a considerable amount of liquid therein when the receptacle being filled is full.

By the use of my invention a receptacle may be filled without spilling any of the liquid although the inside of said receptacle cannot be seen, so that the device is especially adapted for use with cans and opaque bottles, barrels and the like.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a lever handle, the inner end of which is connected with the floats, said handle being provided with a shifting weight so that when the discharge of the,funnel is closed it will remain closed until acted upon by some outside force such as a touch of the finger.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a longitudinal sectional View of a funnel showing my improvement applied thereto, the dotted lines showing the position of the floats and handle when the discharge is closed, andFig. 2, an enlarged plan view thereof, the handle being shown in section.

in carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents a funnel provided with a discharge B and having a handle C so that the funnel may be readily held,or carried from place to place. In proximity to the'top of the funnel is secured the bracket D having an extension E formed therewith which will be hereinafter described] The upper portion of the bracket D extends above the top' of the funnel and has pivoted thereto the hollow lever handle F, in which is placed the shifting weight G which is preferably a lead ball. To the inner end of the handle is attached the conical auxiliary float H which will be entirely within the body of the funnel when the dischar e is closed. Fastened to the lower end of tie float H. is a wire I, to the lower end of which is attached the hollow float J, on the upper end of which is placed the washer K adapted to form a perfect closure with the discharge B] On top of this washer K is mounted a conical guide, L, so that the lloat J will be brought to its seatwith the discharge of the funnel, thus overcoming the possibility of there being an open space helween the float and the discharge when the float is resting against said discharge.

The gist of the invention is .to provide a funnel with a float which will automatically close the discharge of saidfunnel when the receptacle receiving the liquid from the funnel is filled.

in practice the discharge may be closed, at which time the lever handle F will be in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. l, at which time the weight G will be in the outer end thereof and will hold the float in con tact with the discharge against the weight of'the liquid within the funnel.

To fill the receptacle the funnel is placed therein and the handle tipped upward with the finger, at which time the weight will roll toward the inner end of said handle, then the liquid will flow from the funnel into the receptacle, and when the liquid in the receptacle has reached the float J it will cause it to move upward until it rests against the discharge of the funnel, closing the same,

and this movement will cause the weight G filled before the major portion of the liquid had been removed from the tunnel, the liquid in the receptacle will start the float J upward and the liquid in the tunnel will cause the auxiliary float H to move up and thus assisting the float J until the lever handle had been moved to the position which would cause the weight t to shift. to'the outer end of the handle.

Of course 1 do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction hereshown as these may be varied within certain limits without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, is-- 1. In combination with a funnel, a heat adapted to close the discharge of the funnel, a washe' attached to the upper end of said that, a conical guide mounted on the top of the washer for guiding the float. to its seat, and an auxiliary float. connected to the first named tloat for assisting the said first named float in taking its seat.

2. In combination with a funnel, a float adapted to close the discharge of the funnel, a. washer attached to the upper end of said float, a conical guide mounted on the top of the washer for guiding th float to its seat, a conical shaped auxiliary lloat, and awire for attaching the lower end of said auxiliary limit to the first named lloat.

3. In combination with a. tin ncl, a float adapted to close the discharge 0" the funnel, a washer attached to the upper end of said float, a conical guide mounted on the top of the washer tor guiding the float to its seat. a con' :al shaped auxiliary lloat, a. wire for attaching the lower end of said auxiliary l dle pivoted to said bracket, the auxiliary .tloat being attached to the inner end of said float to the first named float, and a pivoted lever handle, to the inner end of which is attached the auxiliary float, as shown and described.

,l-. ln tombination with a funnel, a float adapted to close the discharge of the funnel, a washer attached to theupper end of said tioat. a conical guide mounted on the top ot' the washer for guiding the float to its seat. a conical shaped auxiliary float, a wire for attaching the lower end of said auxiliary tloat to the first named float, a bracket secured to the top of the funnel, an extension 't'ormcd with said bracket, and a lever hanhandlc. for the purpose set forth.

5. in combination with a funnel, a float adapted to close the discharge of the funnel, a washer attached to the upper end-of said tioat, a conical guide mounted on the top of the washer for guiding the float to its seat, a conical shaped auxiliary float, awire for attaching the lower end of said auxiliary float to the first named float, a bracket secured to the top of the funnel, an extension formed with said bracket, a hollow lever handle pivoted to said bracket, the auxiliary tloat. lacing attached to the inner end of said handle. and a shifting weight within said handle.

in testimony whereof, I have hereunto atlixcd my'signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\ LEVI E. EDMUNDS.

lVitnesses: 1

Ana M. l lnau xns, (l. Rinoway Biuoos. 

